Village · Pawai, Panna
# Simra Bahadur

Simra Bahadur is a village in Pawai sub-district of Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 893 people in 194 households, the 58th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.
- 893 people (2011)
- 194 households
- 38.6% literacy
- 1,007 females per 1,000 males

## Simra Bahadur PIN code and other codes

Simra Bahadur falls in Pawai sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pawai
- Census village code 459291

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Simra Bahadur from nearby towns?
- Pawai (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Panna (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Pawai (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Simra Bahadur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Simra Bahadur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pawai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pawai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Panna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Simra Bahadur known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and chana. About 62% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Simra Bahadur

Of every 100 households in Simra Bahadur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simra Bahadur · ■ Pawai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 1% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 35% 42%
- Television 3% 9%
- Mobile phone 25% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 58% 39%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Simra Bahadur?

■ Simra Bahadur · ■ Pawai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.6% 62.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 909
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1256 926
- Working population 55.2% 42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 28.4% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 164 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (3%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 308 (62%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pawai
- Murkuchhu 973 people
- Chikhla 939 people
- Chadra 928 people
- Kothi 919 people
- Imalia 890 people
- Urdani 856 people
- Birasan 849 people
- Pipariya Don 844 people

All 179 villages in Pawai

## Quick answers
- How far is Simra Bahadur from Panna? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Simra Bahadur? 893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simra Bahadur in? Panna district (Pawai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simra Bahadur? 38.6% (Census 2011)

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